Soccer great ‘grateful’ for sports ambassadorship
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Stanley “Luxie” Morris, a former national football captain and coach and perennial coach of Team St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Brooklyn-based Caribbean Soccer Cup, has expressed profound gratitude for being named…
China’s Moon orbiter mission sees successful liftoff
By Brian Stallard From Nature World News The third phase of China’s lunar exploration program successfully lifted off on Thursday, marking the beginning of the country’s first partly-privatized mission into the Moon’s orbit. A Chinese Long March-3C rocket shook the…
CDB president reveals inherent risk to economic turnaround in the Caribbean
By Marie Claire Williams From Caribbean360 MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Friday October 24, 2014, CMC – President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Warren Smith, has warned that high debt poses an inherent risk to the success of structural…
Grenada prime minister willing to mediate Windies players impasse
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday October 20, 2014, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell says he is prepared to act as a mediator in the ongoing pay dispute between West Indies players and their representative, the West Indies…
“FIFA 11 For Health” to be launched in Caribbean
From Boxscore CONCACAF: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – October 16, 2014 – The numerous benefits that football can bring to a region were the topics of discussion at a recent meeting in Puerto Rico hosted by FIFA Vice President and…
DIGICEL acquires sub fibre assets and Sportsmax
Digicel completes acquisition of submarine fibre assets across the Caribbean Government and regulatory approvals in place Monday 22nd September 2014 – Kingston, Jamaica. Digicel has received the required approvals from Government and regulatory authorities with regard to its purchase of…
No need for a harness! Daredevil leaps
No need for a harness! Daredevil leaps from 1,300ft clifftop and freefalls with parachute fixed to piercings embedded in his BACK By Carol Driver For MAILONLINE With his skin stretching under the strain of his own body weight, this is…
The Art of Underwater Fashion Photography
From Deep Blue Images Grand Cayman underwater photography is a constant challenge of mixing light. Using new techniques to find the perfect combination of natural ambient and fill-in light with strobes. This is what we call creating art. Underwater fashion…
‘Youth Olympic Games: Spotlight on Cayman Islands’ Polly Serpell’
From Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) Polly Serpell is the first equestrian to represent the Cayman Islands at the Youth Olympics this month in Nanjing, China. Polly’s progress can be followed on CIEF’s Facebook page. Here follows an interview with…
NFL threatens to put games on cable if blackout rules are eliminated
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Last fall, the FCC announced that it would look into whether or not it was time to eliminate blackout rules affecting local sports broadcasts of games that weren’t sold out. Since most MLB, NBA, and…